Early in the morning on September 17, Zhao Ning received a new report, which was sent by Yue Fei.

"Yue Fei wants to fight Zong Han north of Fenglong Mountain." Zhao Ning said.

"North of Fenglong Mountain?" Zhang Shuye was puzzled, "Why should it be north of Fenglong Mountain?"

Zhao Ning said: "Yue Fei wants to lure Zong Han away and rely on Fenglong Mountain to minimize the advantage of the Jin cavalry. Moreover, the terrain of Fenglong Mountain is not dangerous. Yue Fei intends to set up an ambush on Fenglong Mountain and lure Zong Han there."

"I see." Zhang Shuye said, "Zong Han has experienced hundreds of battles. He may not be willing to fall into Yue Fei's plan."

This is a question of probability.

Zong Han may go or not. If he doesn't go, Yue Fei will send a force of troops to attract Zong Han, and the two sides will draw the battle line between Luan City and Shi Yi.

And Zong Han has the advantage of military strength. If he waits until he is no longer willing to support Yue Fei, he can send a force of troops to hold Yue Fei at any time, and then continue south to Zhaozhou.

"If you want Zong Han to go to Fenglong Mountain immediately," Zhao Ning said.

"Your Majesty, could it be that..."

"Yes, as long as I go to Fenglong Mountain, Zong Han will definitely go to Fenglong Mountain immediately."

Zhang Shuye was taken aback and said quickly: "Your Majesty, you must never take risks with your body worth thousands of dollars."

"I fought Zong Han in Shangdang back then. Zong Han was not my opponent then, and he is still not my opponent now!"

"Your Majesty, don't underestimate the enemy!" Zhang Shuye insisted, "Back then, Zong Han retreated northward in a hurry and his troops were exhausted. Now Zong Han's army has strong morale and sufficient troops."

Zhang Shuye's words are indeed true.

If Zhang Jun hadn't exhausted Wanyan Lou's family in Shaanxi and rushed for help, Zong Han would not have withdrawn his troops. If he had not withdrawn his troops, there would have been no battle at Shangdang.

But now, the morale of Zong Han's army is at its peak, which is completely different from when he went to Shangdang.

Zhao Ning said: "Xiangong Zhang's concerns are not unreasonable, but don't forget that our officers and soldiers of the Song Dynasty are no longer the same as they were back then!"

"Your Majesty must risk your life?"

In the third year of Jingkang's reign, the Song Dynasty was in danger of subjugation, so it made sense for the Zhao Guan family to personally take part.

However, now, there are so many soldiers on the border, and the emperor's chariot has arrived in Zhaozhou. It is considered a personal expedition. Zhang Shuye feels that it is inappropriate to put himself in danger.

"Xiangong Zhang, there is no need to worry too much. There are so many fierce generals and righteous men around me, including Yue Fei and others, and you, Zhang Shuye!" Zhao Ning seemed to have become more heroic, "I, the Song Dynasty, will undoubtedly win this battle, Zong Han

Once defeated, the Jin Kingdom will inevitably face great political turmoil, and we only have a few years to prepare to destroy Xixia in the west, capture Dali in the south, and conquer Japan in the east!"

"And the people in the three towns in Hebei have been looking forward to Master Wang for many years." Finally, Zhao Ning said in a decisive tone, "Therefore, this battle can only be won but not defeated!"

"Then if your Majesty stays in Zhaozhou, you can also attract Zong Han to come over. There is no conflict."

It seems that Zhang Shuye is determined not to let Zhao Guan's family wander around.

This is understandable.

The current internal situation in the Song Dynasty is extremely complicated. The New Deal has covered many channels, but it has gradually penetrated downwards, affecting the lives of tens of millions of people and involving the political interests of various factions.

It can be said that all of this lies in the Zhao Guan family.

If anything goes wrong in the Zhao Guan family, no one dares to imagine what the Great Song Dynasty Hall would become like.

"Zhaozhou either defends or goes out of the city to fight, but it is different in Fenglong Mountain. I have already thought about it and arranged a surprise for Zong Han!"

On September 18, Yue Fei arrived in Shiyi, where 30,000 troops were stationed.

Standing in Shiyi and looking south, you can already see the majestic outline of Fenglong Mountain.

The main peak of Fenglong Mountain is about 800 meters long, stretching 22 miles from east to west and about 20 miles from north to south.

Legend has it that in ancient times, a dragon caused trouble in the Yellow River Basin and brought endless disasters to the people. Dayu locked the dragon in this mountain and named it "Fenglong Mountain".

It is said that Changshan County in the Han Dynasty was located five miles south of Fenglong Mountain, the hometown of Zhao Zilong.

Later, countless literati also wrote poems here and established Fenglong Academy. The story of Liang Shanbo Zhu Yingtai is here.

On this day, Yue Fei received a secret report from Zhao Guan's family.

After reading the secret report from Zhao Guan's family, Yue Fei felt a little numb.

The Zhao Guan family will not only come in person, but will also arrange for an elite team to climb over Fenglong Mountain and detour around Zong Han's back, giving the Jin Army a big wow factor!

Yue Fei originally just wanted to inform the Zhao Guan family of his strategy so that the Zhao Guan family could send a group of people to cooperate with him.

Unexpectedly, it was the Zhao Guan family themselves who came.

Yue Fei soon understood why the Zhao Guan family did this.

In order to get Zong Han over immediately!

On September 19, Zong Han received the latest news that Yue Fei broke camp from Shiyi and headed south to advance to Fenglong Mountain.

At this time, people from the villages and colleges near Fenglong Mountain had already hid in the mountains.

Zhang Tonggu said to Zong Han: "Marshal, this place is called Fenglong Mountain. The mountain is not steep, with many gentle slopes and undulating mountains. Yue Fei led us there, probably because he wanted to set up an ambush."

"It's easy. Send scouts to search the mountain first!" Zong Han said, "I will accompany Yue Fei to play whatever he wants. I will see what tricks he can come up with!"

On September 20th, Yue Fei arrived at the foot of Fenglong Mountain. He personally went to inspect the terrain for a day.

Zhang Jiefu said: "Commander Yue, that Zonghan is by no means an idle person. He must know our purpose of coming here and will not come here easily."

Yue Fei observes the surrounding terrain.

Fenglong Mountain is the easternmost peak of the Taihang Mountains. Going deeper to the west, there are many peaks.

There is a large area to the east, backed by mountain peaks, and there are several paths that can be used for pedestrians. If the crossbowmen and an elite infantry team were ambushed in that area and suddenly came out when the battle between the two sides was in full swing, it would definitely have a huge impact on the battlefield.

It's just that Zong Han's scouts will never be idle.

"That's why Your Majesty came here in person." Yue Fei couldn't help but sigh, "Your Majesty is also doing his best to help us win this battle!"

"If the emperor has three advantages and two disadvantages..." Zhang Jiefu hesitated to speak.

Yue Fei said: "Your Majesty is far-sighted. This battle involves three towns in Hebei and the Northern Expedition to Yanyun. The country has used a lot of troops in recent years. Your Majesty wants to minimize casualties and shorten the time to recover Yanyun."

On September 20th, Zhao Ning commanded 40,000 forbidden troops, left Zhaozhou and advanced toward Fenglong Mountain.

Zhao Ning's route was to first go through Yuanshi County, and then go north to Fenglong Mountain, trying to avoid Zong Han's army in Luan City.

At this point, the decisive battle of the fifth Song-Jin War has entered the final stage.

However, the Fifth Song-Jin War involved far more than just the life-and-death battle between the two sides on the battlefield.

Let’s not mention the illicit connections with the Jin people within the Song Dynasty, but let’s talk about Zhang Rong’s sudden arrival in Jinzhou. On September 20, he was sent to Shangjing.

This undoubtedly created an unprecedented storm in Beijing.
Chapter completed!